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TIME HAS TOLD ME- Nick Drake
 FTime has Ctold me Fyou're a rare rare Cfind
  BbA troubled Fcure Dmfor a Dm/Ctroubled G7/BmindG  
   FAnd time has Ctold me Fnot to ask for Cmore
  EbFor someday our Focean Dmwill Dm/Cfind its G/BshoreG  
CHORUS #1:
E7So I'll leave the ways of mEbaking me be
Fm7/               CD(no3rd)/A
What I really don't want to be
E7Leave the ways of maEbking me love
Fm7/               CD(no3rd)/A
What I really don't want to love
Time has told me you came with the dawn
A sole with no footprint a rose with no thorn
Your tears they tell me there's really no way
Of ending your troubles with things you can say
And time will tell you to stay by my side
To keep on trying till there's no more to hide
CHORUS #2:
So you'll leave the ways of making you be
What you really don't want to be
Leave the ways of making you love
What you really don't want to love
Time has told me you're a rare rare find
A troubled cure for a troubled mind
And time has told me not to ask for more
For someday our ocean will find its shore
 (from Five Leaves Left, 1969)
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Chords:-
     F         C         E7        Dm        Dm/C      G7/B      G
E-|-1---------0---------0---------1---------1---------1---------3---------
B-|-1---------1---------0---------3---------3---------3---------3---------
G-|-2---------0---------1---------2---------2---------0---------0---------
D-|-3---------2---------0---------0---------0---------0---------0---------
A-|-3---------3---------2---------x---------3---------2---------2---------
E-|-1---------x---------0---------x---------x---------x---------3---------
             Bb          Eb  Fm7/     C  D(no 3rd)
 E-|-1---------x---------x---------x---------|
 B-|-3---------8---------4---------3---------|
 G-|-3---------8---------1---------2---------|
 D-|-3---------8---------3---------0---------|
 A-|-1---------6---------3---------0---------|
 E-|-x---------x---------x---------x---------|
  Mike H.
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The story behind the song

"Time Has Told Me" opens Nick Drake's debut album, Five Leaves Left, released in 1969. The song captures a quiet resignation, where the speaker acknowledges a precious connection but is told by time itself not to push for more, accepting what is rather than trying to force a different path. It speaks to a subtle, almost melancholic wisdom about love and letting go, reflecting a deep introspection. Playing it feels like stepping into a private, thoughtful moment.

AI-written from these sources:Nick Drake — Wikipedia ↗

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Time Has Told Me

by Nick Drake

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Dm/C

G7/B

G/B

Fm7

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TIME HAS TOLD ME- Nick Drake

F C F C

Time has told me you're a rare rare find

Bb F Dm Dm/C G7/B G

A troubled cure for a troubled mind

F C F C

And time has told me not to ask for more

Eb F Dm Dm/C G/B G

For someday our ocean will find its shore

CHORUS #1:

E7 Eb

So I'll leave the ways of making me be

Fm7 C

/ D(no3rd)/A

What I really don't want to be

E7 Eb

Leave the ways of making me love

Fm7 C

/ D(no3rd)/A

What I really don't want to love

Time has told me you came with the dawn

A sole with no footprint a rose with no thorn

Your tears they tell me there's really no way

Of ending your troubles with things you can say

And time will tell you to stay by my side

To keep on trying till there's no more to hide

CHORUS #2:

So you'll leave the ways of making you be

What you really don't want to be

Leave the ways of making you love

What you really don't want to love

Time has told me you're a rare rare find

A troubled cure for a troubled mind

And time has told me not to ask for more

For someday our ocean will find its shore

(from Five Leaves Left, 1969)

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Chords:-

F C E7 Dm Dm/C G7/B G

E-|-1---------0---------0---------1---------1---------1---------3---------

B-|-1---------1---------0---------3---------3---------3---------3---------

G-|-2---------0---------1---------2---------2---------0---------0---------

D-|-3---------2---------0---------0---------0---------0---------0---------

A-|-3---------3---------2---------x---------3---------2---------2---------

E-|-1---------x---------0---------x---------x---------x---------3---------

Bb Eb Fm7 C D

/ (no 3rd)

E-|-1---------x---------x---------x---------|

B-|-3---------8---------4---------3---------|

G-|-3---------8---------1---------2---------|

D-|-3---------8---------3---------0---------|

A-|-1---------6---------3---------0---------|

E-|-x---------x---------x---------x---------|

Mike .

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